Raghav Chadha Joins BJP in Presence of Chief Nitin Nabin

Following the exits, the three Rajya Sabha MPs remaining with AAP are Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, Sanjay Singh, and Narain Dass Gupta.

Arvind Kejriwal posted a one-line response on X: 'The BJP has once again given Punjabis a shove.'

Chadha stated that he is the 'right man in the wrong party' and announced his departure from AAP to join BJP, claiming that more than two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha MPs joined BJP and that the group had submitted signed letters this morning.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh said Chadha betrayed the party and the people of Punjab and accused the BJP of obstructing the good work of Bhagwant Mann's government.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the seven MPs who defected do not represent the spirit or the people of Punjab and warned their political future would mirror that of other leaders who joined the BJP.

Chadha, Mittal, Pathak, and other signatories arrived at the BJP Party Headquarters where they were welcomed by BJP leadership, including party chief Nitin Nabin; Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Vikram Sahney, and Rajinder Gupta were among those welcomed to work under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Chadha stated that about two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha MPs were leaving the party for the BJP; seven MPs signed the document and submitted it to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, confirming the merger.

Minutes earlier, Raghav Chadha and two colleagues, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak, announced they would lead seven of the AAP's 10 Rajya Sabha MPs to merge with the BJP, asserting that 3 of the MPs were present before the announcement.